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DHS Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Streamline CFATS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking comment submissions that will help identify ways to make its Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program more effective in achieving its regulatory objectives.
California Air Resources Board (CARB) to Survey Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings, Consumer and Commercial Products, and Aerosol Coatings
The surveys will require manufacturers’ and suppliers’ participation in a multi-year data collection, whereby sales and product ingredient data, including information on volatile organic
compound (VOC) content, will be required.
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OSHA Seeks Additional Information on Proposed Rule for Improved Tracking of Workplace Injury and Illnesses
During public meetings and in the comments submitted, many participants expressed concern that the proposal might create the incentive for employers to under-report injuries and
illnesses, since each covered establishment’s injury and illness data would become publicly
available on a new OSHA website. OSHA seeks information on the costs and benefits of using the rulemaking to address the issue of employers who discourage employees from reporting injuries and illnesses and how OSHA can clarify existing protections for employees from potential employer discrimination.
Health Canada Issues Revised Hazardous Products Regulations
The Hazardous Products Regulations will replace Canada’s Controlled Products Regulations (CPR), and will implement the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the Classification and Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals in Canada.
Chemical Distributor Inventories Approach $13 Billion, While Sales Exceed $11 Billion
Chemical distributors are a key component of the chemical industry supply chain, providing a key sales channel for chemical manufacturers as well as holding substantial inventories of chemicals. The Census Bureau tracks these businesses in its Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS), which provides national estimates of monthly sales, end-of-month inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios by kind of business for wholesale firms located in the United States. Specifically, the MWTS covers wholesale merchants who sell goods on their own account and include such businesses as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, exporters, and importers. The Census report does not include sales offices and branches maintained by manufacturing, refining, or mining firms for the purpose of marketing their own products.
Merchant wholesalers of chemicals and allied products sold $11 Billion of product in the most recent month of reporting (on an annualized, seasonally adjusted basis). As shown above, they typically hold in inventory between 1.1 and 1.2 that amount (in June, inventory levels reached nearly $13 Billion). The inventory/sales ratio has typically stayed in that range except during the 2008-09 recession period, when sales fell sharply between August 2008 and March 2009, while inventory holdings declined much less precipitously, with inventory/sales ratios rising as high as 1.33 in March 2009. Increasing sales and continued inventory reductions in the second half of 2009 brought rations back into line with historical norms.
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Alberdingk Boley is a global manufacturer of waterborne emulsions, polyurethane dispersions, water base UV curable dispersions, castor oil and modified polyols as well as linseed oils. Our water-based emulsions and dispersions are designed for coatings over a variety of substrates – Wood, Concrete, Plastic, Metal, Textiles, Leather and Paper. Visit www.AlberdingkUSA.com for further information.
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Do you Have ACA's 'Mobile Tools' App for iOS? Get it for Free!
What’s best way to access information from ACA and the paint and coatings industry anytime, anywhere — the ACA Mobile Tools app for Apple iOS. This free app allows users to quickly search for industry products and services on the Paint & Coatings Buyer's Guide; keep up with weekly industry news through Coatings Today; stay informed about upcoming ACA events; store and access your ACA member identification information; and easily access ACA's website. ACA Mobile is available by searching for "ACA Mobile Tools" on the iTunes app store.
Benjamin Moore to Open Distribution Center in Oakland
The facility, leased by Goodman Birtcher North America, will support the distribution of all company products and will eventually serve as the key distribution center for Benjamin Moore’s Asia Pacific retailers and distributors.
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The Shepherd Color Company, one of the world's leading producers of high-performance Complex Inorganic Color Pigments (CICP's) has a wide range of colors available and used in the coatings industry. MORE
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Whatever your goal - low or zero-VOC products, APEO-free or formaldehyde-free materials, low energy curing, replacement of heavy metal pigments, latex with minimal environmental impact - BASF wants to put you in the driver's seat. MORE
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At UL, we believe that fast access to technical information on raw materials speeds innovation and improves the quality and safety of products for consumers. So we’ve joined forces with Innovadex to create the next generation of search, Prospector. Find raw materials faster at ULProspector.com.
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Quest Specialty Chemicals, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals and coatings, provides an advanced line of products and services that enable repair, restoration, and preservation of the assets of our customers. We provide branded solutions in the construction, industrial, and automotive markets as well as private-labeled solutions. Learn more at quest-sc.com.
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FEATURED COMPANIES
Myriant’s bio-succinic acid enables our customers to improve the sustainability of their products while maintaining performance and without paying a green price premium. Order a sample at productinfo@myriant.com. MORE
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Celanese Emulsions can help you meet regulatory and marketing goals for low VOC, low odor interior paint – ask us about EcoVAE VAE emulsions today!
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Register Today for ACA's Marine and Offshore Coatings Conference
ACA invites attendees to its ACSeries: Marine and Offshore Coatings Conference, Sept. 17-18, 2014 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. This one and one half-day conference will provide timely information about marine coatings innovations, environmental regulatory and protective coatings performance standards compliance, and international trends in the marine coatings industry. Check out the program schedule now.
Check out the Coatings Summit Conference Schedule and Speakers; Register Today
The Coatings Summit, the global strategy and networking forum for senior coatings industry executives will be held Jan. 21-23, 2015, in Miami, Fla. Hosted by the International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) and Vincentz Network, this strategy and networking event will convene the industry’s global leadership to explore major trends, challenges and solutions.
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To find out how to feature your company in the NPCA eNewsletter and other advertising opportunities, Contact Geoffrey Forneret at 469-420-2629.
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Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG Industries helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.
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Save the Date: 5th Global Marine Coatings Forum
The International Paint & Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) will hold its 5th Global Marine Coatings Forum April 23-24, 2015 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Keyed to the theme, “Between the Water and the Steel,” presentations will focus on antifouling and corrosion protection coatings, and cover topics including the role and concerns with biocides in marine coatings, robust risk assessment, greenhouse gas reduction, and ballast water treatment.
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Don't Miss Out: Become an Event Sponsor Today!
Get the exposure your company deserves by becoming an official sponsor at ACA's ACSeries Metal Protection & Marine & Offshore Coatings Conferences Sept. 16 – 18, 2014 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. Sponsorships range from $500 to $3,000. Sponsor a continental breakfast, networking luncheon with tabletops or reception, Proceedings CD, Abstract Book, or choose from other sponsorship opportunities by contacting Dorothy Brawner at dbrawner@paint.org or 202-462-6272 ext. 267.
ACA Seeks Nominations for its 2015 Mattiello Memorial Lecture Award
ACA is seeking nominations for the Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award, to be presented at its CoatingsTech Conference, March 16-18, 2015, in New Orleans, La.
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